If Republicans Repeal Health Law, How Will They Pay For Replacement?

If Republicans Repeal Health Law, How Will They Pay For Replacement?-kaiserhealthnews: Leading Republicans have vowed that even if they repeal most of the Affordable Care Act early in 2017, a replacement will not hurt those currently receiving benefits.

Medicare offers hospitals cash to rev up cardiac rehab participation

Medicare offers hospitals cash to rev up cardiac rehab participation-modernhealthcare: After patients have a heart attack or heart surgery, interventional cardiologist Dr. Amit Keswani urges them to go into cardiac rehabilitation. The program of supervised exercise and counseling helps cardiac patients recover and lowers their risk of future heart attacks, chest pain, hospital admission and a slew of other medical problems.But at most, only about half actually do it.

GOP Wants Trump to Trim ACA Benefits, Say Congress Aides

GOP Wants Trump to Trim ACA Benefits, Say Congress Aides-bloomberg: Facing a years-long wait before they can fully implement a planned repeal of Obamacare, Republicans lawmakers are exploring how the Trump administration can quickly trim required health insurance benefits under the law and lower the cost of health plans, said key GOP congressional aides.

Democrats lean on drug pricing as Obamacare repeal looms

Democrats lean on drug pricing as Obamacare repeal looms-reuters: Democrats are showing little interest in cooperating with the Republicans who control Congress on legislation to dismantle the Obamacare health insurance law but some are signaling a willingness to collaborate on action to curb rising drug prices.

Republican Tax Overhaul Likely to Touch on Individual Provisions

Republican Tax Overhaul Likely to Touch on Individual Provisions-morningconsult: Republican tax experts say there is an opening for individual tax provisions that align with President-elect Donald Trump’s populist rhetoric, even though pre-election discussions focused primarily on corporate rates.

New Medicare Rules Should Help ‘High Need’ Patients Get Better Treatment

New Medicare Rules Should Help ‘High Need’ Patients Get Better Treatment-kaiserhealthnews: Doctors have complained for years that they’re not paid adequately for time-consuming work associated with managing care for seriously ill older patients: consulting with other specialists, talking to families and caregivers, interacting with pharmacists and more.

GOP considers holding off on repealing ObamaCare taxes

GOP considers holding off on repealing ObamaCare taxes-thehill: Congressional Republicans are considering holding off on repealing some of ObamaCare's taxes, according to lobbyists familiar with the discussions.